Seclusion is a protocol used in hospital settings when a patient is displaying unsafe behaviors. Many organizations, including U.S. health care accrediting body the Joint Commission, say that it ...

The Loudoun County School Board has voted to update its restraint and seclusion policy, and will no longer physically isolate students who are deemed a threat to themselves or others. “The U.S.

Montcalm Area Intermediate School District agreed to stop using seclusion against students with disabilities in a settlement with the U.S Department of Justice. Montcalm denies discriminating against ...

In circumstances where a child may pose a threat of harm to themselves or others, restraint or seclusion is sometimes used in schools. But is there enough oversight of the practice, and are school ...

MONTCALM COUNTY, MI – The Montcalm Area Intermediate School District has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice over seclusion and restraint of students with disabilities. The ...

Then-education Secretary Betsy DeVos accompanied by first-grade teacher Alexandra Lyons speaks to student Ayana Greene, during a visit of the Federal School Safety Commission at Hebron Harman ...

Fair Haven Grade School. Photo Courtesy of Slate Valley Unified Union School District Communications Coordinator Lisa Cacciatore The Vermont Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s decision Friday, ...

There are fewer seclusion rooms inside Edmonton Public Schools (EPSB) with each passing year. The rooms are meant to be used ...

The seclusion room practice was banned in 2023 for grades K-3, but Minnesota lawmakers are now looking to allow it up to sixth grade with parental permission. Erin Sandsmark, executive director of ...